The @USOpen serves up big plans on Twitter  

twitterIt’s been an exciting first week so far at the #usopen as the greatest tennis players in the world vie for the final Grand Slam of 2014. Follow the official @usopen account to enjoy the tournament’s biggest social initiative to date, which offers fans a courtside seat to this star-studded event.

https://twitter.com/usopen/status/505267893534064640

Broadcaster Integration

In India, you can participate in a #SocialTV experience with broadcaster Ten Sports (@ten_sports) will be featuring Tweets from fans during the live matches.

https://twitter.com/ten_sports/status/505211191535235072

Tournament highlights

From the first serve to the final winner, @usopen has you covered. A few noteworthy initiatives to keep an eye on:

  • #StoryOfTheOpen: Every day of the tournament, muralist Josh Cochran will use a New York City billboard to visualize the #usopen social conversation. Fans can use the hashtag #StoryoftheOPEN to convey their favorite US Open moments to inform the billboard.

https://twitter.com/joshjcochran/status/503935368639840256

  • Twitter Mirror and Vine 360 Booth: The #usopen attracts not only the best tennis players in the world, but celebrity fans as well. This year, the tournament will feature both a Twitter Mirror and Vine 360 booth on-site, capturing high-profile players and their celebrity onlookers with exclusive, authentic photos and videos.  

The celebrity action kicked off with @AAKidsDay on Saturday, with several high-profile music acts having fun with the Twitter Mirror:  

https://twitter.com/TwitterSports/timelines/504054091123679232

  • Social Wall at the venue: At the tournament itself, fans can check out the Social Wall, which aggregates and organizes the compelling #usopen social conversation.  

Photo courtesy of the USTA

Hashtag

Be sure to use the exclusive hashtag of the tournament (#usopen) to join the conversation and access exclusive Grand Slam content.

The players

India is being represented by Sania Mirza (@mirzasania) and Rohan Bopanna (@rohanbopanna) and Leander Paes (@Leander) at the 2014 US Open and you can follow their journey through the accounts mentioned next to their name above.

Twitter is also featuring 100% of the top 10 seeded mens’ singles players and 90% of the top 10 seeded womens’ singles. Here are the top-seeded accounts (seed # in parentheses):

Men’s:

  • Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole, #1) – 3.4 million followers

  • Roger Federer (@rogerfederer, #2) – 2.1 million followers

  • Stanislas Wawrinka (@stanwawrinka, #3) – 329,000 followers

  • David Ferrer (DavidFerrer87, #4) – 750,000 followers

  • Milos Raonic (@milosraonic, #5) – 174,000 followers

  • Tomas Berdych (@tomasberdych, #6) – 112,000 followers

  • Grigor Dimotrov (@GrigorDimitrov, #7) – 95,000 followers

  • Andy Murray (@andy_murray, #8) – 2.7 million followers

  • Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (@tsonga7, #9) – 496,000 followers

  • Kei Nishikori (@keinishikori, #10) – 125,000 followers

Other notables:

  • John Isner (@JohnIsner, #13) – 205,000 followers

  • Gael Monfils (@Gael_Monfils, #20) – 423,000 followers

Women’s:

  • Serena Williams (@serenawilliams, #1) – 4.3 million followers

  • Petra Kvitova (@Petra_Kvitova, #3) – 139,000 followers

  • Agnieszka Radwanska (@ARadwanska, #4) – 113,000 followers

  • Maria Sharapova (@MariaSharapova, #5) – 1.2 million followers

  • Angelique Kerber (@AngeliqueKerber, #6) – 94,000 followers

  • Eugenie Bouchard (geniebouchard, #7) – 313,000 followers

  • Ana Ivanovic (@AnaIvanovic, #8) – 278,000 followers

  • Jelena Jankovic (@jelena_jankovic, #9) – 93,000 followers  

  • Caroline Wozniacki (@CaroWozniacki, #10) – 674,000 followers

Other notables:

  • Victoria Azarenka (@vika7, #16) – 533,000 followers

  • Andrea Petkovic (@andreapetkovic, #18) – 137,000 followers

  • Venus Williams (@VenusesWilliams, #19) – 1.1 million followers

  • Sloane Stephens (@sloanetweets, #21) – 89,000 followers

Follow each player and watch as genuine excitement unfolds throughout the tournament, notably from five-time #usopen champion Roger Federer:

https://twitter.com/rogerfederer/status/503655520259952640

https://twitter.com/rogerfederer/status/504056436817539073

Official accounts

In addition to the official tournament account (@usopen), these accounts offer insight and access to the tournament:

The #usopen is certain to be an epic final chapter in 2014 Grand Slam tennis, and following the action on Twitter ensures you won’t miss a single moment.

So sit back, join the conversation with us, and enjoy the tennis!

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